I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can't go anywhere without meeting clever people. The thing has become an absolute public nuisance. I wish to goodness we had a few fools left. ALGERNON: We have. JACK: I should extremely like to meet them. What do they talk about? ALGERNON: The fools? Oh! about the clever people of course. JACK: What fools.

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.

You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit.

The work of art is to dominate the spectator: the spectator is not to dominate the work of art.

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob.

Would you be in any way offended if I said that you seem to me to be in every way the visible personification of absolute perfection?